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Pronunciation: (pen'dunt),[key]—n.Also,pendent.1. a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
2. an ornament suspended from a roof, vault, or ceiling.
3. a hanging electrical lighting fixture; chandelier.
4. that by which something is suspended, as the ringed stem of a watch.
5. a match, parallel, companion, or counterpart.
6. Also,pennant.Naut.a length of rope attached to a masthead, the end of a yardarm, etc., and having a block or thimble secured to its free end.